Noted today for the now legendary performances of <b>Jon Voight</b> as country boy turned would be male prostitute Joe Buck and <b>Dustin Hoffman</b> as down-at-heel con-man Ratso Rizzo, <i>Midnight Cowboy</i> is widely celebrated as one of the most ground-breaking American films of the late 1960s.
In addition, British director <b>John Schlesinger</b> brought an outsider’s eye to <i>Midnight Cowboy’s</i> representation of the lower echelons of 1960s New York society and its dissection of the American dream. His efforts would also be rewarded with an Oscar for his direction of the film. Reflecting the challenging material the production team put on screen, <I>Midnight Cowboy</I> also became the first film rated X in America to win an Oscar for Best Picture. Add <b>Harry Nilsson’s</b> top 10 version of the song <I>Everybody’s Talkin’</i> to this and you have something of an all-time classic.
Playing as part of our <a href = "https://www.glasgowfilm.org/cinemasters" style = "color:white">CineMasters: John Schlesinger season.</a></style>DramaPT1H53M182026-03-22